| Chicken Lasagna Florentine
1/2 cup of butter 1/2 cup of flour 1/2 teaspoon of salt 1/2 teaspoon of dried basil 3 cups of chicken broth, defatted 2 1/2 cups of chicken, cooked and diced 2 cups of cream style cottage cheese 1 egg, slightly beaten one 10 ounce package of frozen chopped spinach, cooked and drained 1/4 pound of mozzarella cheese, thin sliced 1/4 cup of Parmesan cheese, grated |
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Melt the butter in a large saucepan. Blend in flour, salt, and basil. Stir in chicken broth left from boiling chicken. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and comes to a boil. Remove from heat, add chicken. Mix cottage cheese with beaten egg. Cook and drain noodles. Lightly grease a 9 x 13 inch baking dish. Place 1/3 of the chicken mixture on bottom of dish. Top with half of noodles, half of cottage cheese mixture, half of spinach and half of mozzarella. Repeat, ending with the last 1/3 of chicken mixture and the Parmesan cheese. Bake for 45 minutes at 375ºF. Remove from oven and let stand a few minutes before cutting into squares. Makes 10 servings.
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